his name was thomas reed. he served from 1893 to 1891. >> why do you think the public would be interested in reading a book about the life and times of thomas reed? >> i have no idea about the public. i would be delighted to spend three or four years in the company of this man. this person never leaves and has no job and stays for the weekend. you have to live with him or her. it's ever so helpful if you come to like him. instantly i knew that we would be friends. i know is delighted to welcome him into my house. >> did you know instantly? >> i came across an essay that was in a book, and in this book, reed figured for a chapter. it was a fabulous sketch of this most interesting and sadly obscure figure. it turned out he was instrumental in turning something from talking shop that was engaged in active legislation. he was a full participant in all of the drama of monetary debates. he was all of that. he was also funny. who can resist? >> he was the 13th longest serving speaker in the history of the united stat

. >> during his terms in the 1890's, thomas reed change the power structure of the house. >> he was impugneds a tyrant because the overturned a long standing custom in the house, the minority on equal parliamentary footing with the majority. >> tonight, and james grant on his new biography of thomas read on c-span. you can download this and other podcasts online at c-span. >> monday on c-span, our road to the white house coverage continues with former senator rick santorum as he makes his official presidential campaign announcement. that is live from somerset, pa. at 11:00 a.m. eastern here on c- span. >> this week on "newmakers", we are joined by sander levin, democrat of michigan and the top democrat on the ways and means committee. we also have two reporters to help us with questioning -- alberto sanchez, budget and appropriation reporter with the "national journal," and ian swanson, news editor at "the hill" newspaper. ian, go ahead with the first question. >> thanks. >> glad to be here. we've known each other a few years. >> yes, and i'm looking forward to the talk today. i'm going to s

. >> during has three terms as the speaker of the house, thomas reed changed the power structure of theouse. he was impugned as a tyrant because he overturned a longstanding custom in the house, that the minority would be on equal parliamentary footing on the majority. >> you can also download this and other part cast, one of our many signatures interview programs, on-line at c-span.org /pub cast. they andis morning, freedom coalition executive director gary marx talks about director gary marx talks about the role

. >> during his three terms as speaker of the house in the 1890's, republican thomas reed changed thee. >> he was in tune as a tyrant because he overturned a longstanding custom in the house that the minority would be on equal parliamentary footing with the majority. >> james grant on his new biography "q &a." you can download this as a podcast online @ c-span.org/ podcast. >> this morning, the news corresponded talks about the latest unemployment numbers and the types of jobs that showed increases and what it means for the white house and congress. the white house and congress.

. >> sunday night, james grant on his new biography of thomas reed. download this and other"q and a" podcasts at c- span.org. this weekend on american history the sex.m.cspan 3, discrimination lawsuit against the paper with eileen shanahan. we will look back 50 years at america's failed attempt to overthrow the castro regime at the bay of pigs. it the complete we can schedule an c-span.org/history. each year, congress works to pass the spending bills. the house has started work on the first two of the 12th. -- 12. you can follow daily hearings into videos of the house and senate sessions. this weekend on book tv on c- span2 live coverage of the chicago printers row, and in depth with a live studio audience and your calls and questions for the university of chicago law professor eric poster. posner.'tp -- you can sign of for the schedule. "washington journal" continues. host: kevin hall is the correspondent for mcclatchy newspapers economics. one administration called the economics a bump in the road. guest: is it a pothole, or a gaping hole filling up

tonight, james grant on his new biography of thomas reed, "mr. speaker." you can download this online at c-span.org. >> monday on c-span, our road to the white house coverage continues with former senator rick santorum as he makes his official campaign announcement. that is why from somerset at 11:00 a.m. eastern here on c- span. >> each year congress works to pass the 12 spending bills that funds the federal government for you can follow the progress with our comprehensive resource on congress, congressional, or -- if congressional car -- congressional chronicle. it is that c-span. >> president obama said friday that the big three automakers are now turning a profit and that an agreement has been made to sell the remaining stake of chrysler. he spoke to autoworkers at a chrysler plant in toledo, ohio. this is about 30 minutes. >> to introduce the president of united states, please welcome bill oakes field. [applause] >> good afternoon. i have been a chrysler employer for 17 years. i'm a second generation worker. my monetary year after 30 years of service.

. >> thomas reed changed the power structure of the house. >> i was impugned as a tyrant because he overturnedequal footing with the majority. >> sunday, james grant on his new biography of thomas reed, mr. speaker. you can download this and other podcasts online. >> president obama says the three big automakers are now turning a profit and that an agreement has been made to sell the remaining stake of chrysler . he made remarks to workers as a chrysler plant in toledo, ohio. this is about 30 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, to introduce the president of the united states, please welcome jill. [applause] >> good afternoon. my name is jill. i have been a chrysler employee for 17 years. i am a second generation jeep worker. my mom retired from here after 30 years of service. jeep has provided for me and my family growing up in toledo. like many of you, i am a parent. my husband, chris, who also works here, and i i have two beautiful children, jenna who is 8 and carter who is 3. in may of 2009 when chrysler announced the bankruptcy and closed the doors, things did not look good. my family's futu

. >> republican of thomas reed changed the power structure in the house. >> it overturned a long standing status in the house. >> mr. speaker on c-span q&a. you can down on one of our signature interview programs online at c-span.org/podcasts. and eileen shanahan talks about reporting this weekend on "american history" television. we will also look at american artifacts, the museum resource center and the history of overflowing fidel castro. "washington journal" continues. host: we are talking with the executive to rector of the faith coalition wrapping up his weekend conference here in washington, d.c. the fifth tryout for presidential hopefuls. >> they needed to come out and speak to the core audience. i think they had an opportunity to make their case in unique and different ways. some more new candidates. i think we are looking forward to continue to meet with them. we will continue to have canada it forms in florida, south carolina. they will have multiple opportunities to reach out during the primary process. a majority of the primary states. t party voters will know this is the cor

. >> during his three terms as speaker, republican thomas reed changed the power structure of the house he was in tuned as a tyrant because he overturned a longstanding custom in the house that the minority would be on equal footing with the majority. >> james grant and his new biography on c-span's q&a. you can download this another podcasts online at c-span.org. classs year's graduating at george washington university heard from michael blumberg. he talked about some of the positive developments after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, including volunteering. he also urged graduates to defend freedoms and viewpoints that are not the most popular and to take risks. from the national mall, this is 15 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. cropp -- thank you for that introduction. i am honored to be this year's commencement speaker even though i hear i was your second choice. after charlie sheen. [laughter] apparently he was already booked to speak at a board locked -- warlock convention. i was excited when i got the invitation. i was hoping he was inviting me to stay the night that his legendary

. >> sunday night james grant on his new biography of thomas reed. mr. speaker, on c-span's q&a. you can download this and other q&a podcast. one of her many signature interview programs on line at c-span.org. >> today marks the first time when our legislative branch in its entirety will appear on that medium of communication through which most americans get their information about what our government and our country does. >> several times a day this has been referred to as and historic occasion. whether or not it will be and historic occasion is i think a subject for the judgment of history. >> this week marks 25 years of televised coverage of the u.s. senate are going to first day in 1986 c-span2 was carrying a little more than 6.5 million homes. gudaitis available in over 89 million homes. >> now discussed on political uprisings in the arab world. including yemen and syria. the center for a new american security host this hour-long panel. >> i am karen. i'm on the board here and spent years in washington as a diplomatic correspondent for "the wall street journal," and then bec

. >> during his three terms as speaker of the house, republican thomas reed changed the structure of the house. >> he was in pure and as the tyrant because he overturned a a a long -- he was impuned in the house because he overturned a longstanding custom in the house. >> you can also download this and other q&a podcast, one of our many signature podcast online at c-span.org/podcasts. this weekend on c-span3, eileen shanahan reports on her sex discrimination suit against the paper. and we will look back 50 years of america's failed attempt to overthrow the castro regime at the bay of pigs. get the complete list at c- span.org/history, or have id e- mail to you by pressing the alert button. -- have its e-mailed to you by pressing the alert button. c-span pose a congressional chronicle has ey to find information about your representatives. this weekend on "book tv" on c- span2, live coverage of printer's row literary fast. also from chicago, in-depth with a live studio audience. fine schedule information online at booktv.org. "washington journal" continues. host: and on your screen, ra

. >> during his three terms as speaker in the 1890's, thomas reed change the power structure of the househe was impugned as a tyrant because he overturned a longstanding custom that the minority would be on equal parliamentary footing with the majority. >> james grant on his new biography of him. you can also download this another podcasts, one of our many programs on line at c-span .org. >> president obama says the three big automakers are now turning a profit. an agreement has been made to sell the remaining stake of chrysler. he made the remarks at a chrysler plant in toledo, ohio. this is about 30 minutes. [applause] >> good afternoon. i have been a chrysler employee for 17 years. i am a second-generation worker. my mom retired after 30 years of service. like many of you, i am a parent. my husband, chris, also works here. we have two beautiful children. in may, when chrysler announced the bankruptcy and close the doors, things did not look good. my family's future became uncertain. we rely on this company for our livelihood. many thoughts were running through my head. will we keep our

. >> republican thomas reed changed the power structure of the house. >> he was impugned as a tyrantfooting of the majority. >> mr. speaker on c-span's q&a. you can download this and others online at c-span.org/podcasts. >> the head of regulatory affairs for the obama administration says that a recent small business administration estimate of the cost of federal regulations is deeply flawed. in testimony to a house energy and commerce subcommittee, cat also said that environmental or worker safety rules oven benefit the economy. many of the republicans on the subcommittee raised their concerns that the regulation were hampering job growth. this morning's hearing ran about three hours. >> good morning, everybody. this hearing will come to order, and i'll open with my opening statement. we convene this hearing of this subcommittee to get an update of how the administration is implementing president obama's executive order announced on january 18 entitled "improving regulation and regulatory review." to do so, we welcome back mr. cat sunstein, head of the office of regulatory affairs. w